A comparison of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', 'Dulce Et Decorum Est'and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth'

... War Poetry: A comparison of 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', 'Dulce Et Decorum Est' and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' The attitudes of poets towards war have always been articulated vigorously in their poetry, each poet either condoning or condemning war, and justifying their attitudes in whatever way possible. I aim to explore the change in the portrayal of war before and during the twentieth century, and also the structures and devices poets use to express their views persuasively, and substantiate them. These three poems describe war, and scenes from war, with varying levels of intensity and reality from differing viewpoints. I am going to make a comparison between the three poems: 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Tennyson, 'Dulce et Decorum Est', and 'Anthem for Doomed Youth' both by Wilfred Owen. 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' was written in the nineteenth century and is relating to a

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